St Austell Brewery Co. Ltd

The current Visitors' Centre.

The current Visitors' Centre.

The current Visitors' Centre.

St Austell Brewery Co. Ltd, Trevarthian Road, St Austell, Cornwall

Walter Hicks was a wine merchant and maltster in 1851 and began brewing in 1863 at the Seven Stars Inn, East Hill, St Austell. In 1867, he purchased the Freehold of the London Inn, where he established a modern steam brewery. This building still stands as Tregonissey House. The site at Trevarthian Road was leased and the new brewery was built in 1893. Registered as Walter Hicks & Company on 17 January 1910.

In 1934, they merged with Christopher Ellis & Son Ltd of Hayle and the company was renamed as above.

Other acquisitions:

• Henwood & Sons (Padstow) acquired in 1914
• The pubs of North Cornwall Brewery Co. Ltd in 1923
• Part of the tied estate of Sydney Hatch, Treluswell Brewery in 1943

Still brewing with 150 public houses. Bath Ales Ltd brewery and its tied estate were acquired by St Austell Brewery in 2016.

• St Austell Brewery - 6 June 2001
• St Austell Brewery - 17 August 2010
• List of St. Austell Brewery Co. Ltd pubs

Labels, etc

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  Courtesy Roy Denison

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  Courtesy Roy Denison

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  Courtesy Roy Denison

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  Courtesy Roy Denison

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  Courtesy Roy Denison

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  Courtesy Roy Denison

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  Courtesy Roy Denison

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  Courtesy Roy Denison

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  Courtesy Roy Denison

The Seven Stars Inn

Walter Hicks obtained the lease of the Seven Stars in 1863, and this is where he began brewing:

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The London Inn

The Walter Hicks brewery (1867) at the London Inn:

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The 1893 brewery

Images of the "new" (1893) brewery:

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  The "new" brewery in the 1890s.

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  June 1993

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  June 1993

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  June 1993

BHS visit to St Austell Brewery, May 2017

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Entry in the Trade Mark Registry Registration No  : 192,339 Description  : TM for whisky Date of Application  : 11/01/1896 Used Prior to 1875?  : NO Registration No  : unknown Description  : Anchor Date of Application  : Used Prior to 1875?  :